Administration's Perception about the Feasibility of Elearning Practices at the University of Guyana

Autor/in	Livingstone, Kerwin A.
Titel	Administration's Perception about the Feasibility of Elearning Practices at the University of Guyana
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 11 (2015) 2, S.65-84 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-0556
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Administrator Attitudes; Electronic Learning; College Instruction; Mixed Methods Research; Online Surveys; Technology Uses in Education; Information Technology; Higher Education; Instructional Leadership; Case Studies; Guyana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschullehre; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Informationstechnologie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	Since the genesis of technology, some decades ago, the use of information and communication technologies in educational practices has been steadily increasing. In educational institutions, some form of elearning has been adopted. All over the world, in both developed and developing countries, many universities have embraced this alternative and exciting form of education delivery to enhance the pedagogical practices of their institutions, in order to cater for student learning diversity, and to bridge the geographical gap, making education accessible to all. Since elearning seems to be the catalyst to promote revolutionary instructional practices, the University of Guyana, still largely adopting a traditional approach to learning and teaching, finds itself in a peculiar situation. Taking into consideration the afore-mentioned, this study is based on the perception of the University of Guyana's administrative body about the feasibility of elearning practices at that institution. Using a mixed methods approach, the University's administrators were sampled purposively, by means of an online survey. The data were analysed empirically and the results show that while there is room for development, regarding educational practices, the University's administration generally believes that elearning practices are feasible and should be embraced, once key issues for their adoption are addressed. Recommendation is made for university-wide incorporation of elearning practices. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Dave Hill, St. Michael BB11000, Barbados. Tel: 868-663-9021; Fax: 868-645-9741; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01